Ibrahimi, of Weastell Street, Linthorpe, was also charged with the same offences as well as possession of a bladed article.

Both men deny the charges which relate to incidents on January 8 and January 26.

Armed police arrived at Middlesbrough Town Centre on Thursday after calls from the public at around 12.45pm of two men having smashed the rear window of a white BMW car on Grange Road.

Police arrested a 23-year-old man at the back of the Cleveland Centre, who was reportedly in possession of a machete. Minutes later, they arrested a second man in Amber Street, Middlesbrough. A man in the back of the BMW was treated at the scene for minor injuries.

Eye witnesses told how officers converged on the junction of Albert Road and Grange Road, opposite Teesside Magistrates’ Court, and soon afterwards at the junction of Garnet Street and Ruby Street.

Chair of the bench, Kenneth Morley transferred the case to Teesside Crown Court where they will appear on February 27.